On the night of September 12, two days after Chandra Mouli ‘Bob’ Nagamalliah, 50, a motel supervisor in Dallas, Texas, was killed in a brutal homicide by a employee on the motel, Nagamalliah’s 80-year-old mom Veerabadramma returned a name she had obtained from a long-time neighbour in east Bengaluru.
The neighbour had been calling Veerabadramma since studying of her son’s killing in Dallas on September 10, however there had been no response, or the telephone was switched off. When she lastly returned a name on Friday evening, she was heartbroken, mentioned the neighbour, B S Venkatesh, 51, a businessman.
“She was actually shocked. She was crying. She was saying that he was the one who needed to conduct her final rites, and now she has to conduct his final rites. She was saying that this case should not befall any mom,” mentioned Venkatesh about Nagamalliah’s mom.
Nagamalliah, who has been described as a jovial, genial, business-oriented and household particular person by pals and colleagues, was decapitated by a Cuban immigrant with a prison document whose deportation after being convicted of a criminal offense was not accepted by Cuba.
The Cuban nationwide, Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, 37, was employed as cleansing employees on the Downtown Suites, a motel on Samuell Boulevard in east Dallas, the place Nagamalliah was the supervisor.
Veerbadramma traveled to Dallas for the final rites of Nagamalliah, which had been scheduled for Saturday afternoon, native time in Dallas. “She had switched off her telephone and was not answering calls as a result of too many individuals had been calling,” mentioned Venkatesh, the household’s neighbour at a property they personal in east Bengaluru.
The household of Venkatesh has recognized the household of Nagamalliah for over 40 years on account of being next-door neighbours within the Thippasandra space in east Bengaluru, a residential space inhabited by households that moved to Bengaluru from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala within the Sixties and Seventies for work and enterprise.
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“Chandra Mouli was youthful to me and we went to completely different faculties however we had been good pals. He was the youngest of 4 youngsters. He was the pet of the household because the youngest son. It was a Naidu household hailing initially from AP however all the youngsters had been introduced up in Bengaluru. His father labored as a contractor for the PSU HAL,” the neighbour recalled.
“Chandra Mouli was a jolly one that by no means confirmed anger through the time that we knew him. He can not shout at anybody. After we teased or made enjoyable of him throughout his youth, he would simply chuckle it away. He would at all times have a smile in any scenario,” Venkatesh mentioned.
“He was within the catering enterprise in Bengaluru. He opened a small resort in Jeevan Bhima Nagar in east Bengaluru. The enterprise was not too good. He obtained married to a woman who lives in RT Nagar, after which he shifted his enterprise to RT Nagar. Within the meantime, that they had given up their constructing in Thippasandra – which they nonetheless personal – for a PG facility. I take care of the PG facility for the household as it’s situated proper subsequent door,” the neighbour informed The Indian Categorical.
The household was properly off in Bengaluru and owned a number of properties and earned properly from rental earnings, however the household was eager to maneuver to the US after an elder sister migrated and began a resort enterprise within the US over twenty years in the past, the neighbour mentioned.
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“His elder sister went to the US after she obtained married. She took all her siblings to the US as properly. He had two elder brothers, and considered one of them died of an sickness when he was younger. The eldest brother was a contractor with HAL, and his spouse was employed with HAL. She resigned from her job as properly, they usually additionally settled within the US,” Venkatesh mentioned.
Nagamalliah is reported to have moved to the US round 2018. The motel within the US the place he labored as a supervisor might be owned by a member of the family, and that’s the reason he was working as a supervisor, and his household (spouse and son) had been additionally on the office on the fateful day of the homicide, the neighbour mentioned.
“It’s principally their mom who’s in India nowadays. She retains going to the US. Two months in the past, she had come to see their property subsequent door and visited us. I known as her yesterday, after which she mentioned she was switching off her telephone after chatting with me,” Venkatesh mentioned.
The surviving elder brother of Nagamalliah, who lives within the US, didn’t reply to calls and messages.
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Following the ugly homicide of Nagamalliah, pals within the US have began an internet fundraiser for his household – spouse Nisha and son Gaurav, 18.
“Yesterday, our pricey good friend Chandra Mouli ‘Bob’ Nagamallaiah tragically misplaced his life in a horrific act of violence at Downtown Suites in Dallas. Often known as Bob to his family and friends, he was a loving husband, devoted father, and type soul who touched the lives of everybody who knew him,” mentioned a fundraiser message posted on-line at Gofundme by Tanmay Patel, a Texas-based younger chief of the Asian American Lodge House owners Affiliation (AAHOA).
“He leaves behind his spouse, Nisha, and his 18-year-old son, Gaurav, who simply graduated highschool and is making ready to start school this fall. Gaurav goals of finding out Hospitality Administration, impressed by his father’s arduous work and generosity,” the message mentioned.
The fundraiser for the household of Nagamalliah was meant to cowl funeral and memorial bills, assist his spouse and son with quick residing and family prices and to assist “Gaurav’s school training and future”.
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“I felt compelled to arrange this GoFundMe to assist ease their monetary burden throughout this heartbreaking time and to make sure Gaurav has the assist he wants as he begins his school journey. All funds raised will go on to Nisha and Gaurav to cowl funeral bills, quick residing prices, and Gaurav’s training,” Patel mentioned on-line.
The AAHOA member didn’t reply to an e mail message despatched to his e mail handle.
There have been tributes paid by different NRIs on social media as properly. “We’re deeply saddened by the tragic lack of Chandra Mouli Naga Mallaiyah, initially from Dharmavaram, and residing in Bangalore. He had been working as a motel supervisor in Dallas and was planning to journey to India subsequent month to go to household,” a Fb message mentioned.
“Mouli Anna was remembered as a hardworking, kindhearted one that labored tirelessly for his household. Could his soul relaxation in peace, and will his family members discover power throughout this unimaginable time,” mentioned a message posted by NRIsadda.